I have just finished my third book. It turned out to be double book project.
One is the official autobiography of a woman with a dream ...A woman who inspired one of the most powerful stories of our time.
Many wrote about her. Some speculated about feelings, others focused on certain periods and details of her extraordinary life. But this is the first time this woman is telling HER story, HER life, in her own words.
It made me think about the word: "Autobiography," a word, many publishers like to use, in order to give the product more publicity and hopefully - better sales.
Autobiography literally means "My Life." And that exactly is! Only you (each one of you) can understand the mixture of feelings, actions, ambitions, achievements, disappointments ...It means all these factors that you have experienced. You may need a professional writer or interviewer to help you put it into a certain format, but it has to be your voice.
I recently had lunch with one of the editors of The Wall Street Journal. He was very excited about my upcoming book. We discussed a certain book, written about another member of this famous family. The editor mentioned that the book described deep feelings of this personality, although the writer has never discussed any of that with the topic of the book ...
I have not read the book. Therefore I said, it might have been a good read. Yet - if this personality is so interesting, wouldn't you, the reader, want to learn about it from the personality himself (or herself)?
In an era of "New Media," where politicians and celebrities communicate directly with their audience via "Twitter," "Facebook," and other similar social mediums, I guess the answer to the questions above is: "YES! Loud and clear!!"
And that is the power of an autobiography: Someone who wants to share his (or her) story with others, tell it as he (or she) sees it fit. There may be a confusion of dates, or contradicting facts ...Yet this is the story he (or she) wants to tell. It may even give you a deeper insight into the teller's life, deeper than he (or she) meant to. And this is the beauty of an autobiography.
* My upcoming 2 books (an autobiography and a cook book of this famous family) coming next month.
Meanwhile look at my previous books: www.pipublic.com
One is the official autobiography of a woman with a dream ...A woman who inspired one of the most powerful stories of our time.
Many wrote about her. Some speculated about feelings, others focused on certain periods and details of her extraordinary life. But this is the first time this woman is telling HER story, HER life, in her own words.
It made me think about the word: "Autobiography," a word, many publishers like to use, in order to give the product more publicity and hopefully - better sales.
Autobiography literally means "My Life." And that exactly is! Only you (each one of you) can understand the mixture of feelings, actions, ambitions, achievements, disappointments ...It means all these factors that you have experienced. You may need a professional writer or interviewer to help you put it into a certain format, but it has to be your voice.
I recently had lunch with one of the editors of The Wall Street Journal. He was very excited about my upcoming book. We discussed a certain book, written about another member of this famous family. The editor mentioned that the book described deep feelings of this personality, although the writer has never discussed any of that with the topic of the book ...
I have not read the book. Therefore I said, it might have been a good read. Yet - if this personality is so interesting, wouldn't you, the reader, want to learn about it from the personality himself (or herself)?
In an era of "New Media," where politicians and celebrities communicate directly with their audience via "Twitter," "Facebook," and other similar social mediums, I guess the answer to the questions above is: "YES! Loud and clear!!"
And that is the power of an autobiography: Someone who wants to share his (or her) story with others, tell it as he (or she) sees it fit. There may be a confusion of dates, or contradicting facts ...Yet this is the story he (or she) wants to tell. It may even give you a deeper insight into the teller's life, deeper than he (or she) meant to. And this is the beauty of an autobiography.
* My upcoming 2 books (an autobiography and a cook book of this famous family) coming next month.
Meanwhile look at my previous books: www.pipublic.com
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